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Looking to get rid of an infant you no longer want?

Tenet Healthcare Corp.’s five Palm Beach County hospitals will take the child — no questions asked — as part of a national effort to protect newborns.

Tenet is working with the Miami-based Gloria M. Silverio Foundation and are acting as designated “Safe Havens for Newborns.” Under the program, a mother or father who cannot or does not want to care for a newborn can safely and legally leave the child without the threat of prosecution. The infant must be seven-days old or younger and must be unharmed.

Florida is one of 43 states that allow parents to relinquish their child at certain locations without fear of prosecution for abandonment or neglect.

The state’s Safe Haven law passed in 2000 allowed people to drop off unharmed babies up to 3 days old at a hospital, fire station or other staffed emergency medical facility without fear of facing penalties. In May, legislators voted to extend the time frame to apply to infants up to 7 days old. The change went into effect in July.

“We feel the law and Safe Haven for Newborns, are extremely important,” said Marsha Powers, senior vice president of operations, Tenet South Florida. “We are honored and proud to provide our support and truly believe our efforts are essential toward compliance and their progress.

Tenet’s Palm Beach County hospitals are Delray, West Boca and Palm Beach Gardens medical centers and Good Samaritan and St. Mary’s medical centers in West Palm Beach.